Photo: Students vote in mock election

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Oct 31, 2008 at 12:01 AMOct 31, 2008 at 2:12 PM

Nine-year-old Sylvia Villa, left, has her ballot put in the ballot box by election judge Kadie Long, 10, during a mock election at Thompson Elementary School in Rockford, Ill., on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008. More than 300 students at the school voted after studying the election process since mid-September.

Nine-year-old Sylvia Villa, left, has her ballot put in the ballot box by election judge Kadie Long, 10, during a mock election at Thompson Elementary School in Rockford, Ill., on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008. More than 300 students at the school voted after studying the election process since mid-September.